Annual Report, Massachusetts Education Reform Review Commission - The Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA), passed in 1993, is a far-reaching statute designed to provide equity in the education opportunities afforded to all K-12 students in the Commonwealth and to improve student achievement by dealing systemically with all of educationís complexities. Rather than the piecemeal approaches of prior reform efforts, this is a major attempt to change all aspects of K-12 education, from what happens in the classroom to how schools are financed -- all with a keen focus on student learning as the bottom line. This report examines education reform progress throughout the state, whatís working and whatís not working, and offers conclusions and recommendations. (Maxine Minkoff, Jody Cale, Joseph Cronin, Edward Moscovitch, Chris Mirabile, Massachusetts Education Reform Review Commission, 2001)...